'The Fight of the Mary Rose', 1669. Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar.

'The Fight of the Mary Rose', 1669. Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar.

2-637-081 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Fight of the Mary Rose', 1669. The Battle of Cádiz, December 1669, a battle between the English fourth-rate frigate HMS 'Mary Rose', commanded by Rear-Admiral John Kempthorne, and a group of seven pirate ships operating out of Algiers. The battle was recorded and etched by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) at the time of the battle. From Old Naval Prints, by Charles N. Robinson & Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Limited, London, 1924]


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Creator
  1. Wenceslaus Hollar, attributed to: Bohemian, Czech, English, Brit: Artist, engraver, printmaker, draughtsman
People Related
  1. John Kempthorne: English: Admiral, naval commander

Medium
  1. Etching

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 9532x5709
File Size : 53,143kb


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  1. 0580040626
  1. 2-637-081
  1. 2637081

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